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What is a student lamp?

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What is a student lamp?
A student lamp is a hand-held lamp that uses kerosene as a fuel for burning. It is a lamp that has a central post supporting an easy-to-fill detachable fuel tank and an adjustable-height arm holding a kerosene burner with a wick topped by a decorative glass shade and chimney. A collection of vintage and modern student lamps is available on 1stDibs.
1stDibs ExpertOctober 5, 2021
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Wild & Wessel Unusual Double Student Lamp
Located in London, GB
Wild & Wessel double burner student lamp from Berlin. The lamps will be re-wired and PAT tested as part of the price once destination country is known.
Category

Antique 1870s German Table Lamps

Materials

Brass

Pair of Wild & Wessel Student Lamps
Located in London, GB
Pair of Wild & Wessel student lamps, sometimes known as Aladdin lamps or Harvard lamps.
Category

Antique 1870s German Table Lamps

Materials

Brass

Early 19th Century Tole Painted Double Student Lamp
Located in San Francisco, CA
Original early 19th century green tole painted double student lamp in unusually good condition. Candle holder and shades are adjustable up and down.
Category

Antique Early 19th Century Table Lamps

Materials

Metal, Tin

Rare George Nelson Student Lamp for Phil-Mar
By Phil-Mar, George Nelson
Located in Fraser, MI
Rare Student Lamp designed by George Nelson for Phil-Mar Lamps.
Category

Vintage 1950s Table Lamps

Materials

Brass

Silvered Cornucopia Student Lamp With Emerald Shade C1890
Located in Big Flats, NY
Late 19th-century student lamp with an ornate silvered-metal cornucopia-form body, a green glass shade, and a decorative circular base.
Category

Antique Late 19th Century American Table Lamps

Materials

Metal

Bradley & Hubbard Antique Arts & Crafts Brass Student Lamp
By Bradley & Hubbard
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous antique Arts and Crafts or Victorian brass student lamp or desk lamp with white glass shade By Bradley & Hubbard USA, Early 20th Century Measures: 18.5"W x 12"D x 21"H.
Category

Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Table Lamps

Materials

Brass

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